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Military aviationPhoto of the week: the first flight of the A-400M
Seville, Spain - Performed today in Seville
Some pictures of the A-400M aircraft's first flight performed today in Seville, Spain, succesfully performed today in Seville, Spain (see AVIONEWS). Airbus Military's A-400M airlifter, financed by the... more
Military aviationFinally the first flight of Airbus A-400M
Seville, Spain - Takeoff and landing in Seville for the new EADS airlifter
The new A-400M airlifter built by Airbus Military (EADS) today took off for the first time in Seville, Spain, as announced in the last days (see AVIONEWS). The event gains particular relevance in a moment... more
Military aviation300th centre fuselage section of the Eurofighter delivered
Augsburg, Germany - By Premium Aerotec
Premium Aerotec delivered the 300th centre fuselage section for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The company produces the centre fuselage section for all four of the air forces involved in the Eurofighter programme... more
Military aviationA-400M: first flight announced for Friday
Seville, Spain - At the manufacturer's facilities in San Pablo, Seville
As anticipated (see AVIONEWS), Airbus today announced that the A-400M will fly for the first time on Friday morning, December 11, at the manufacturer's facilities in San Pablo, Seville (Spain). The... more
Military aviationWill the A-400M fly next week?
Seville, Spain - On 10 or 11 December in Spain
Despite the reports talking of a possible drop of the programme, denied by EADS (see AVIONEWS), the first flight of the A-400M might be performed at the end of next week, likely in Spain, for a three-hour... more
Military aviationSaab launches joint-venture in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - For the new Gripens and Erieyes ordered by the country
Saab has entered into a partnership with Thai company Avia Satcom to form a joint-venture for developing high technology products within aviation and defence. The new firm, Avia Saab Technologies, will... more
Military aviationAlenia Aermacchi delivers MB-339CM trainers to Royal Malaysian Air Force
Venegono, Italy - The contract has an overall value of about 88 million Euro
"Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company controlled by Alenia Aeronautica, officially delivered the eight MB-339CM to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in a ceremony held last Wednesday at the 'Langkawi... more
Military aviationRadar antenna installed on the P-8A Poseidon T2
Seattle, USA - Built by Raytheon
Boeing and Raytheon technicians completed installation of an APY-10 radar antenna on P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T2 at the Boeing Developmental Center in Seattle. Following completion of the next phase... more
Military aviationEADS denies possible end of the A-400M programme
Paris, France - The news issued by a German web site
The European consortium EADS has denied the possible closure of the A-400M programme due to heavy cost, possibility suggested by the German web site "Focus Online". "Negotiations are ongoing -an EADS spokesman... more
Military aviationCAE to supply M-346 simulators to the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Deliveries scheduled in the second half of 2011
CAE announced at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) that Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica) has awarded it a contract to design and manufacture a M-346 full-mission... more
Military aviationBoeing EA-18G Growler towards full rate production
St. Louis, USA - They will replace US Navy's EA-6B Prowlers
The Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft was approved to advance into Full Rate Production (FRP) by the US Department of Defense (DOD). The EA-18G program now can proceed from Low Rate Initial Production to... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin delivers first electro-optical targeting systems for the F-35
Orlando, USA - The goal is to produce 200 units per year
Lockheed Martin has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The first production units have been delivered to Lockheed... more
Military aviation"Ridare la luce 2009", the humanitarian mission in Mali returns
Turin, Italy - From November 24 to December 10, 2009
"Ridare la luce", the humanitarian mission, returns in Mali in order to cure populations of Sahel's desert from vision's diseases. The mission is carried out in collaboration with "Associazione Fatebenefratelli... more
Military aviationBoeing gets contract for B-1 software upgrades
Long Beach, USA - Test phase scheduled to begin in February 2011
Boeing today announced it has received a US$23 million contract from the US Air Force for Phase 2 of the B-1 Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod software upgrade. The upgrade will add additional capability... more
Military aviationSAAB Gripen passes 130,000 flight hours
Stockholm, Sweden - In service within the Air Forces of Czech Republic, Hungary, South African Republic and Sweden
The SAAB JAS-39 Gripen fleet has now flown more than 130,000 hours. Gripen is in operational service in the Czech, Hungarian, South African and Swedish Air Forces and is also flown by the Empire Test Pilot... more
Military aviationEurofighter: risk sharing agreement signed with the Spanish Air Force
Seville, Spain - 10-year contract worth € 150 million
The Military Air Systems (MAS) Business Unit of EADS DS (Defence & Security) in Spain recently signed a contract with the Spanish Air Force to provide the On Aircraft Scheduled Inspections Industrial Service... more
Military aviationEADS about the A-400M programme
Paris, France - In reply to some press reports
With regard to recent press reports on the A-400M programme, EADS explicitly cautions against the misinterpretation of figures taken out of their context as long as negotiations with the customer OCCAR... more
Military aviationWedgetail initial delivery do Australian defense
Canberra, Australia - For training and familiarization
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) of Australia has today taken initial delivery of two Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing. This airplane, based on the 737,... more
Military aviationA-400M completed first taxiing trials
Seville, Spain - The first flight is scheduled by the end of the year
Airbus Military's (EADS) A-400M transport airplane has completed the first slow-speed taxiing tests on Monday in Seville, Spain. For the first time the aircraft, which is more than 4 years behind schedule,... more
Military aviationAustralian government approves purchase of 14 F-35 fighters
Canberra, Australia - Worth approximately US$3.2 billion
The Australian Minister for Defence John Faulkner today announced that the Government had approved acquisition of the first batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft as foreshadowed in the 2009... more
Military aviationPratt & Whitney delivered 400th F119 engine to USAF
East Hartford, USA - To power Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor aircraft
Pratt & Whitney (United Technologies) has delivered the 400th F119 engine, which powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor aircraft, to the US Air Force (USAF). This delivery marks a significant accomplishment... more
Military aviationEurofighter: 200th unit delivered
Munich, Germany - The 200th unit delivered today to the German Air Force
The 200th Eurofighter Typhoon produced by the four partner companies of the European consortium, was delivered by EADS Deutschland to the German Luftwaffe today during a ceremony held in Manching, close... more
Military aviationBoeing delivered second and third C-130 AMP trainer to the USAF
Little Rock AFB, USA - At Little Rock Air Force Base
Boeing has completed delivery of two more trainers for the US Air Force's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) to Little Rock Air Force Base. The Avionics Part Task Trainer and Cockpit Familiarization... more
Military aviationLast upgraded Su-27SMs delivered to the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - With new capabilities and increased combat effectiveness
The Sukhoi Holding Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant (KnAAPO) has supplied today the final batch of modernized Sukhoi Su-27SM fighter jets to the Russian Air Force. The batch completed the plant’s fulfillment o... more
Military aviationSukhoi starts delivery operations of Su-35Ss to the Russian Defense Ministry
Moscow, Russia - Contract signed during the "MAKS 2009" air show
Sukhoi Company started implementing state contract on Su-35S multifunctional highly maneuverable fighter jets delivery to the Russian Defense Ministry. The contract was signed last August at the "MAKS... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin F-35B flies to Maryland Test Site
Patuxent River, Usa - It prepares for vertical landings
The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived Sunday (on November 15) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., where it will conduct its first... more
Military aviationThe first optimized F-35 CTOL takes off
Forth Worth, USA - It is the fourth Lightning II to begin flight operations
Lockheed Martin yesterday announced that its first optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35 Lightning II fighter made its inaugural flight from Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant, becoming... more
Military aviationFinmeccanica Group: contract worth EUR 600 million for Eurofighter
Rome, Italy - For the support of the Italian Air Force Typhoon fleet
"Finmeccanica announces that the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) and Eurofighter GmbH today signed a contract worth more than EUR 600 million with the Finmeccanica Group for the... more
Military aviationFrench defense approves contract for further 60 Rafales
Paris, France - Destined to both navy and air force
French defense minister Hervé Morin today approved an investment plan linked to a contract for 60 Rafale fighter aircraft destined to both navy and air force; the investment had already been inserted... more
Military aviationCanada ready to replace its fleet of CF-18s
Paris, France - Their operational life will end in 2017
According to the French newspaper "Le Devoir", Ottawa's government would be ready to launch (perhaps already next month) a tender to renew the fleet of 80 CF-18 fighters of the Canadian Air Force, purchased... more
Military aviationFirst air refuelling for Swedish Gripen pilots
Stockholm, Sweden - They will attend a one-week course for these operations
For the first time ever, Swedish unit pilots have successfully refuelled the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft in mid-air. Air refuelling has been possible ever since the C/D version of the Gripen fighter... more
Military aviationThe new Chinese stealth fighter will be ready within 10 years
Beijing, China - The words by the vice-commander of the air force
China may complete the realization and enter its fifth generation fighter stealth into service within the next 8-10 years. The announcement was made by Ho Weirong, the vice-commander of the Chinese air-force,... more
Military aviationNorway foresees USD 3.6 bn contracts with F-35
Oslo, Norway - The work opportunities will have to correspond to the investments made in the project
Norway expects to obtain up to USD 3.6 billion in contracts for its companies thanks to air programme F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. These expectations were made even more valid with recent encounters... more
Military aviationBoeing and WCAA to train Dutch military maintenance operators
Woensdrecht, Netherlands - Works on the new facility will finish in mid-2010
Boeing and World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) of the Netherlands yesterday announced that they have signed a teaming agreement to provide customers in the region with military maintenance training on... more
Military aviationNew contract awarded to Northrop Grumman in support of the A-10 Thunderbolt II
Herndon, USA - To develop and test an anti-jam EGI system
Northrop Grumman yesterday announced that the US Air Force (USAF) has awarded it a task order under the A-10 Thunderbolt II Life-cycle Program Support (TLPS) program to develop and test an anti-jam embedded... more
Military aviationAustralian Airbus A-330 MRTT performs first nighttime refuelling
Arlington, USA - With several contacts with two F-16 fighters
The Airbus A-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has achieved a new milestone with its first nighttime refuelling operation using the advanced Aerial Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) integrated on the... more
Military aviationOperational tests on Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine completed
East Hartford, USA - To be installed on the F-35, it is now ready to be produced
Pratt & Whitney’s (United Technologies) F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has completed the final testing that demonstrates the operability and performance required for C... more
Military aviationA new C-130J at USAF Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Ramstein, Germnay - To be used by the AFRICOM
The seventh Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifter has been delivered yesterday to major general Michael Snodgrass, chief of staff, US Africa Command (AFRICOM), Stuttgart, Germany, to be based at Ramstein Air... more
Military aviationRolls-Royce awarded contract to supply spare parts for C-130J engines
Indianapolis, USA - Worth US$ 8.5 million
Rolls-Royce yesterday announced that it has been awarded a contract worth US$8.5 million by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide AE 2100D3 spare engine parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport... more
Military aviationRaytheon announces possible RACR radar sales to international customers
El Segundo, USA - To be installed on F-16 fighters
Raytheon Company today announced it is moving closer to its first international sale of RACR (Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar) following approval for the company to move forward with technical discussions... more
Military aviationPicture of the month: Boeing completes a series of tests on the 737 Wedgetail
Seattle, USA - Destined to the Australian Air Force
The picture shows an Australian Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft launching flares during a series of tests to the Counter Measures Dispenser System (CMDS), which... more
Military aviationC-17 aircraft for the Indian air force
New Delhi, India - While the Ilyushin Il-76s remain grounded
While the Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft are still grounded during the inquiry on Sunday, November 1, accident (see AVIONEWS), the Indian air force (IAF) would be thinking to purchase Boeing C-17... more
Military aviationNew A-10 maintenance contracts for Lockheed Martin
Owego, USA - Worth overall US$7.7 million
Lockheed Martin yesterday announced it has received three contracts totaling US$7.7 million from the US Air Force for the continued modernization and sustainment of the A-10 Thunderbolt close air support... more
Military aviationUK to back the Gripen in the tender for the new Brazilian fighters
London, UK - 20% of this aircraft's technology is British
The UK decided to put all of its weight in backing the Saab JAS-39 Gripen NG in the tender for the new Brazilian Air Force fighter jets, for which a decision is waited within this month. According to... more
Military aviationThird F/A-18F fighter delivered to the Australian Air Force
St. Louis, USA - Three months ahead of schedule
Boeing yesterday announced that it delivered the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) third F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet three months ahead of schedule, after completing production on the multirole fighter... more
Military aviationThe new AESA radar equipped Gripen takes off
Linköping, Sweden - The device is built by Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems
The test model of the Saab Gripen fighter, equipped with the AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) Vixen 1000E/ES05 Raven radar built by Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems (American branch of Selex... more
Military aviationSouth Africa cancels Airbus A-400M order
Johannesburg, South African Republic - Due to delays and excessive cost increase
The government of the South African Republic today announced that it has cancelled its order for eight Airbus Military (EADS) A-400M airlifters. It is the first order cancellation for the European consortium... more
Military aviationBAE Systems completes deliveries of Hawk aircraft to India
Warton, UK - The trainer has joined the fleet at Air Force Station Bidar
BAE Systems has delivered the 24th and final UK built Indian Hawk trainer aircraft, after completing a flight development contract for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Following a journey across Europe, Africa... more
Military aviationAustralian companies might build F-35 parts locally
Melbourne, Australia - Thanks to the MoUs signed by Lockheed Martin
The Australian Ministry for Defence announced yesterday that Lockheed Martin had signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) in Melbourne with three companies for future F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike... more
Military aviationMaintenance of the Australian F-111s completed
Amberley, Australia - Works began in 1974 and passed to Boeing since 2001
Boeing today delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) the 28th and final F-111 serviced by Boeing under the Deeper Maintenance program, at a ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley (Australia). The... more